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3 years

#Phillies 19-year-old pitching prospect Mick Abel just hit 99mph in his second start of the series in Fort Myers, striking out the side in the 1st inning

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The #MNTwins are promoting OF Walker Jenkins to High-A Cedar Rapids. The 19-year-old hit .273 with 10 XBH, 28 BB and 33 RBI in 33 games for the @MightyMussels (.817 OPS), reaching base in 31 of those games. He drove in 8 runs over the last 4 games in Dunedin (highlights below)

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2 years

#MNTwins RHP Randy Dobnak just tossed a perfect inning on rehab for the FCL Twins in Fort Myers. Typical heavy sink at 92-93, mixing in changeup and slider

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3 years

#Mets prospect J.T. Ginn has been activated from the IL and is scheduled to make his pro debut in Fort Myers this Thursday, June 3 for St. Lucie

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3 years

New addition to the @Twins spring training clubhouse in Fort Myers - a tribute to bench coach Mike Bell, who tragically passed away this March. Really nice touch for someone who affected the organization in so many positive ways #MNTwins

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2 years

#MNTwins 2022 first round pick Brooks Lee loops a single to left center on his first pro swing this afternoon in the Florida Complex League

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4 years

It’s time to get back to baseball! I am so excited to have started a new, full-time job at the Minnesota Twins’ spring training complex in Fort Myers, FL. I’ll be the PA voice for @Twins ’ spring training, and the play-by-play broadcaster for @MightyMussels from May-September

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2 years

#MNTwins SS prospect Noah Miller has committed just 2 errors in 418 innings at the sport's hardest position in his first full pro season, all while posting an offensive slash line above the league average. Impressive debut for the 19-year-old from Wisconsin.

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VIDEO: #MNTwins 1st round pick Walker Jenkins ( @WalkerJenkins6 ) walks it off with a 10th inning, 2-out single to center in just his second game with the @MightyMussels

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5 years

Stone Crabs clubhouse fixated on their guy @Brendan_mckay38 making his MLB debut. McKay was in this clubhouse just one year ago

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1 year

#MNTwins LHP prospect Connor Prielipp was absolutely nasty vs Braves farmhands in Fort Myers today. Fastball sat 93-96, paired with a devastating slider at 86-89 (3,200 RPM) and a mid-80s changeup. Lots of awkward swings. He and Travis Adams both stretched out to 4 innings,

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3 years

#MNTwins 3rd Rd pick Cade Povich worked 2 scoreless innings (3 Ks, 1 H) in his pro debut today at JetBlue Park The Nebraska lefty has been the talk of the complex in Fort Myers - many within the Twins org are very optimistic about his future

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1 year

#MNTwins first round pick Walker Jenkins is making his pro debut in Fort Myers this afternoon. Batting third as the DH for the FCL Twins

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5 years

Former #Rays OF prospect Thomas Milone has signed a minor league deal with the @Yankees . Hit .309 in 55 games with the @StoneCrabs in 2019, has spent parts of the last 2 seasons with Double-A @BiscuitBaseball . Elite defensive CF who has made strides with the bat

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2 months

How similar do these swings look? Griffey Jr vs #MNTwins prospect Carlos Aguiar @RoyAllenFSW with the fun comp

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1 year

Alex Kirilloff lines an opposite-field home run into the bar seats in LF in Clearwater. Good-looking swing against a left-hander EV - 98.5 mph Angle - 28 degrees

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2 years

19-year-old #MNTwins OF prospect Emmanuel Rodriguez is 8-for-21 with 3 HR, 7 RBI and 10 BB over his last 7 games with the @MightyMussels . He now leads the FSL in OPS by over 100 points. As much of a 5-tool player as I've seen at the Single-A level

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2 years

#MNTwins RHP Sonny Gray completes a successful rehab outing with the @MightyMussels : 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 5 K, 0 BB (43 pitches, 28 strikes, 91.4 mph on FB) Got dialed in with command as the game went along, fanning 3 in a row at one point

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2 months

David Festa is one of the coolest stories and best human beings I've come across in the minors. Going into his senior season in high school, his only college offer was to be a D-3 shortstop. He ended up as a walk on at Seton Hall. Now, he's a Major League starting pitcher.

Bobby Nightengale

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Twins prospect David Festa is headed to the big leagues. He’s set to make his MLB debut Thursday in a start against the Diamondbacks.

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5 years

The ultimate honor. Can’t thank the executives around the league who voted on these awards enough. There are so many talented broadcasters in the @FloridaStateLg , so this one means a lot

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5 years

Oh. My. Wander Franco just DESTROYED his first High-A home run in Fort Myers. Apparently exit velocity apparently appeared as N/A. He may have broke the system

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1 year

#MNTwins 1B/OF Alex Kirilloff will begin a rehab assignment with the @MightyMussels in Clearwater tonight. He is slated to play 1B and bat 3rd behind Jorge Polanco

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#MNTwins OF prospect Emmanuel Rodriguez will begin a rehab assignment with the Low-A @MightyMussels tonight in Fort Myers. It will be his first game action since July 8.

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28 days

Kaelen Culpepper isn't wasting any time. First pitch he sees as a pro turns into a ground rule double EV - 100.3 mph

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3 years

Some #MNTwins pitchers that impressed in instructs (all 19-21 yrs old): LHP Cade Povich - velo stayed high (92-95) RHP Marco Raya - hurt in reg. season (94-98 in instructs) LHP Jaylen Nowlin - 90-95 with life, sharp slider RHP David Festa - up to 97 mph with deception

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2 months

#MNTwins RHP Justin Topa will begin a rehab assignment with the @MightyMussels in Dunedin tonight. Acquired in the Jorge Polanco trade in January, Topa has yet to pitch for Minnesota due to a knee injury.

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5 months

HIGHLIGHTS: #MNTwins 18-year-old RHP prospect Charlee Soto ( @soto_charlee ) struck out 7 in just his 2nd pro start Saturday FB - 36% (95.5 mph-1 whiff) CUT - 20% (89.7 mph-2 whiffs) CH - 33% (86.9 mph-9 whiffs) SL - 10% (84.9 mph-1 whiff) Yours truly on the call for the

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John Vittas

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3 months

Walker Jenkins will be activated ahead of this week's series in Tampa against the @TampaTarpons ! The #MNTwins 2023 1st round pick was placed on the IL on April 8 with a hamstring strain and has played 9 rehab games in the FCL. Through 36 career games, Jenkins is slashing

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2 years

#MNTwins top 2022 position player draftees Brooks Lee and Tanner Schobel are in the lineup for the FCL Twins this afternoon. About to make their professional debuts in Fort Myers

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1 month

The #MNTwins are promoting No. 18 prospect Yasser Mercedes to the @MightyMussels . The 19-year-old led the FCL Twins in 10 offensive categories, batting .331 with 6 HR and 18 SB over 51 G (.989 OPS). Will join a loaded Fort Myers OF that already features Walker Jenkins

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3 months

The #MNTwins have promoted INF Payton Eeles to High-A Cedar Rapids. Signed out of Indy ball on May 7, the 5-foot-7 Eeles is a plus hitter and a legitimate infield prospect. He hit .331 with 13 XBH, 26 RBI, 23 BB and 13 SB in just 34 games with the @MightyMussels (.965 OPS).

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1 year

Jorge Polanco will play 2B and Alex Kirilloff will start in RF for the @MightyMussels tonight in Clearwater, as both #MNTwins stars continue their rehab assignments

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2 years

#Tigers acquire good starting pitching prospect in Sawyer Gipson-Long. Fastball sits 92-95, wipeout sweeping slider and changeup that has developed nicely with #MNTwins . Solid return for 2 months of a middle reliever

Mark Feinsand

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2 years

The Twins are acquiring LHP Michael Fulmer from the Tigers, per source. Detroit gets RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long from Minnesota.

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3 years

Baseball America announced their Top 100 Prospects for 2022 today. The #MNTwins have 5 selections: No. 47 - SS/OF Austin Martin No. 82 - SS Royce Lewis No. 85 - RHP Jordan Balazovic No. 86 - RHP Joe Ryan No. 90 - INF Jose Miranda

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5 years

This dude is the ultimate grinder! He stole a base after midnight in the final inning of a doubleheader last week. Never takes a pitch off. Nobody more respected in the @StoneCrabs clubhouse. Don't ever bet against Jim Haley! @milbgrinders #RaysUp

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1 year

#MNTwins 2023 draft picks Luke Keaschall (2nd Round) and Jay Harry (6th Round) have been assigned to the @MightyMussels and will make their Single-A debuts in Dunedin tonight. Keaschall signed for $1.5 M, tied for the 3rd largest bonus in the class. He goes straight into the

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John Vittas

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3 years

Some positive news regarding 3 legitimate #MNTwins starting pitching prospects: RHP Sean Mooney promoted to @CRKernels RHP Regi Grace reinstated from IL LHP Cade Povich promoted to @MightyMussels Povich becomes the 1st pitcher from '21 draft class on full season roster

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5 years

#Rays pitching prospect Shane McClanahan ( @Sugar_ShaneM ) has been promoted to Double-A Montgomery. The hard-throwing lefty stuck out 59 batters in 49.1 innings for the @StoneCrabs , working to a 1.46 ERA and a .183 opponents' average. Made his homecoming to Florida a quick one

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2 years

The #MNTwins have assigned 2022 draft picks Tanner Schobel (2nd Round - Va Tech) and Jorel Ortega (6th Round - Tennessee) to the @MightyMussels roster. They will both make their Florida State League debuts tonight in Jupiter

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28 days

The #MNTwins are adding 1st round pick Kaelen Culpepper to the @MightyMussels roster today. He will make his Low-A debut this weekend in Jupiter, with his Hammond Stadium debut scheduled for Tuesday. 📸 Credit: William Parmeter

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John Vittas

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1 month

The #MNTwins 2024 draft picks absolutely RAKED in their debuts last night in Jupiter. Here are all 10 of their hits with my calls as heard on the @MightyMussels Baseball Network. (Did my best editing with only 5-second CF clips available in Jupiter)

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5 years

#Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo ( @You_Found_Nimmo ) in the lineup and serving as the DH for the St. Lucie Mets in tonight's 6:30 p.m. playoff race showdown in Port Charlotte

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3 months

#MNTwins rehabber Brooks Lee went 2-for-4 with a walk as the DH for the @MightyMussels tonight. Got to hit from both sides of the plate, which he said was a key to completing his rehab assignment.

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6 years

The @RaysBaseball farm system has climbed 35.5 games and 42 percentage points ahead of the 29 other MLB orgs: 1 - Tampa Bay 512-340 (.601) 2 - St. Louis 477-376 (.559) 3 - Houston 400-317 (.558) Very likely that the top 6 affiliates all qualify for the postseason #RaysUp

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1 year

#MNTwins rehabber Chris Paddack completes his first rehab outing with the @MightyMussels tonight: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 4 K, 2 BB (52 pitches) Fastball: 94.6 mph - 48% usage Changeup - 83.6 mph - 23% usage Slider - 83.6 mph - 17% usage Curveball - 78.9 mph - 12% usage

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6 years

Fun to dream about a future Rays lineup of: 1B - Jake Bauers 2B - Daniel Robertson (B. Lowe, Wong close) SS - Willy Adames 3B - Matt Duffy (Arroyo) OF - Austin Meadows OF - Kevin Kiermaier OF - Tommy Pham Young, controllable, athletic ballplayers ^ #RaysUp

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John Vittas

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6 years

David Bote couldn't sniff the field in A-ball for the first half of 2016. The only one who believed in him was himself. This is him hitting a walk-off grand slam at Wrigley Field in 2018. Couldn't be happier for one of the best dudes I've had the pleasure to get to know

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1 month

The #MNTwins are assigning four of their top six 2024 draft picks to the Low-A @MightyMussels roster today! SS Kyle DeBarge - 1C Round (33rd Overall) 3B Billy Amick - 2nd Round C Khadim Diaw - 3rd Round C/OF Jaime Ferrer - 4th Round All four will likely make their Low-A debuts

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1 year

Introducing the newest member of the Fort Myers @MightyMussels , #MNTwins OF prospect Walker Jenkins. Jenkins will get his first start on Thursday at Hammond Stadium against the @daytonatortugas

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John Vittas

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3 months

#MNTwins infield prospect Brooks Lee is slated to begin a rehab assignment in Fort Myers with the @MightyMussels tonight. He will be batting 2nd and playing SS against @The_Marauders at Hammond Stadium.

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3 years

A fantastic finish to a phenomenal season for #MNTwins prospect @LouieVarland in Peoria last night. 11 Ks over 6 innings. Should be a Top-15 prospect going into 2022, with a legit chance to crack the MLB rotation in 2023 Season: 10-4, 2.10 ERA, 142 K in 103 IP (1.09 WHIP)

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1 year

Former #Padres starter and #MNTwins RHP Chris Paddack to rehab tonight in Fort Myers. It will be his first official outing since May 8, 2022. Expected to throw 3 innings per @dohyoungpark

Fort Myers Mighty Mussels

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1 year

🚨 REHAB ALERT 🚨 #MNTwins RHP Chris Paddack will start for us at Hammond Stadium tonight against @The_Marauders ! First pitch is scheduled for 7pm! #MusselUp 🎟➡️

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5 years

Matt Duffy's rehab at bats today: 1st - Triple to the right field corner, run 3rd - Strikeout swinging 5th - Line drive single up the middle 7th - Rocket solo home run to left 3-4, 3 Run Scored, double away from cycle #ClawsUp

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John Vittas

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2 months

Some Connor Prielipp whiffs from tonight's outing in Clearwater 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 K (26 pitches, 17 strikes) FB averaged 94.6 mph and topped out at 95.6 Got at least 2 whiffs with all 3 pitch types Huge step forward for the #MNTwins 2nd round pick In 2022

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6 years

Baseball has a weird way of putting you in the right place at the right time. Surreal moment watching @TerpsBaseball legend @MikeShawaryn make his unofficial Big League debut this afternoon in Port Charlotte #UnicornRising #DirtyTerps #NeedIt

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5 months

Charlee Soto is one talented 18 year old. He averaged 95.2 mph on his fastball and produced an absurd 90% whiff rate on his changeup

Fort Myers Mighty Mussels

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5 months

Charlee Soto was electric tonight!! Faced the minimum over 4 innings in his 2nd pro start! 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 7 K, 1 BB

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4 years

Thank you to everyone who reached out to offer support today. Looks like the free agent market for announcers just got a little deeper. The next chapter will be the best one yet #LongLiveTheCrabs 🦀 💪🏼

WINK News

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4 years

Rays end affiliation with Charlotte Stone Crabs //

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1 year

Former @UCLABaseball commit and #MNTwins 3rd round pick Brandon Winokur just clobbered a 2-run homer in his professional debut. Just 18 years old

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1 year

#MNTwins 2023 draft picks Luke Keaschall (2nd Round), Brandon Winokur (3rd Round) and Jay Harry (6th Round) are all making their pro debuts with the FCL Twins this afternoon at CoolToday Park in North Port. The FCL Twins play at JetBlue Park (Fort Myers) tomorrow at 12pm

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4 years

My view for the next month #MNTwins 🎙 ⚾️ ☀️

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2 years

Cade Povich also looked great today: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 6 K, 1 BB His curveball got some ooh’s and ah’s out of the Twins fans in attendance. #MNTwins 3rd rounder out of Nebraska fanned 19 in 10 pro innings last summer. Good chance to be a big riser on prospect lists in 2022

Do-Hyoung Park

@dohyoungpark

2 years

Lefty Cade Povich, who has turned a lot of heads since he was taken in the third round last year, striking out 2021 12th-rounder Kyler Fedko.

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The #MNTwins are promoting C Poncho Ruiz ( @PonchoRuiz8 ) to High-A @CRKernels . The 2023 undrafted free agent has broken out into a legitimate catching prospect in 2024. The @AztecBaseball product batted .265/.367/.395 with a team-high 21 doubles in 71 games. He's earned high

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3 years

Aaron Sabato ( @SabatoAaron ) has officially broken out! After 10 days of rest, the #MNTwins first-round pick has hit two absolute tanks in today's doubleheader: Game 1 - Oppo to RF EV - 109 mph Distance - 415 ft Game 2 - Over the batter's eye in CF EV - 110 mph Distance - 446 ft

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6 years

For those who doubt the future of @RaysBaseball , know that the organization's farm teams boast the best combined record (237-170) in baseball by a full 11 games over the @Cardinals and @astros . Been told by scouts that it's also the best top-to-bottom system of prospects, too

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8 months

Things are happening in Fort Myers! Twins Fantasy Camp is already a week in and prospects are here for some early season mini camps! Left to Right: C Pat Winkel, INF Jake Rucker, INF Jay Harry and OF Walker Jenkins

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2 years

#MNTwins RHP Jorge Alcala looked outstanding in his rehab outing with the @MightyMussels tonight. Fastball averaged 97.7 and topped out at 99.1. Mixed in 6 sliders and 2 changeups. 1 inning of work (19 pitches). Slated to make 1 more outing with Fort Myers

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1 year

It took Walker Jenkins ( @WalkerJenkins6 ) all of 2 games to get comfortable at the Low-A level. At just 18 years old, he delivered the tying and winning RBIs to sink the Daytona Tortugas tonight. My calls:

Radio Calls: Walker Jenkins' Three-Hit Night and First Pro Walk-off

Minnesota Twins' prospect and first round pick Walker Jenkins picks up his first Single-A hit and first professional walk-off August 25, 2023 in Fort Myers. John Vittas on the call for the Mighty Muss

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2 years

#MNTwins 2019 first-round pick Keoni Cavaco has turned the corner in a major way for the @MightyMussels , batting .316 while collecting 7 XBH in his past 14 games (.922 OPS). Has shown the ability to drive the ball to all fields after 83 games with a .578 OPS in Low-A #MusselUp

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2 years

These 3 former #DirtyTerps 🐢 can’t wait to root on @TerpsBaseball from Fort Myers, Florida! Great to have Ben Cowles (2021 SS) and @kmartir32 (2014 + 2015 Super Regional catcher) in town for the Tarpons-Mussels series this weekend #MarylandPride

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1 year

Jose Miranda and Trevor Larnach just drilled back to back homers off the Red Sox’ Durbin Feltman in today’s B game

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3 years

New strike zone going into effect for robo ump games in the Low-A Southeast today. After much research and feedback, MLB is widening the zone by 4 full inches (2 on each side of plate), while shaving roughly 3.5 inches off the top

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1 year

#MNTwins prospect Austin Martin will begin a rehab assignment with the @MightyMussels tonight. First pitch at Hammond Stadium is slated for 7pm. #MusselUp

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5 months

#MNTwins OF Trevor Larnach has been added to the Fort Myers @MightyMussels roster and will begin a rehab assignment at 6:30 ET tonight in Clearwater. Larnach was placed on the AAA injured list on March 29 with turf toe.

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3 years

#MNTwins RHP Randy Dobnak (32 pitches, 24 strikes) completes a very successful rehab outing in Dunedin tonight, striking out 5 of the 9 batters he faced over 3 perfect innings. Sinker sitting 90-93. Got 4 of the 5 strikeouts on sliders

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2 years

Out of office this week

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1 year

#MNTwins RHP prospect Andrew Morris has been promoted from Low-A Fort Myers to High-A Cedar Rapids after another dominant outing on Saturday. Should warrant Top-30 consideration - mid-90s heater with wipeout slider and new splitter. Joins an already-talented @CRKernels rotation

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5 years

#Marlins prospect Sixto Sanchez sitting 96-99 in his return from 11 months worth of injuries. Slider and change both 88-90 and very sharp. @StoneCrabs rally for 2 in the 1st, but Sixto's stuff is there

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2 years

@Jacob_Resnick Jon Niese and Ike Davis sightings 👀 how things have changed

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5 years

Spent my Big League debut with a little leaguer 😂 Can’t wait for next week’s series at the Trop! Shoutout to @willvrag for this sick action shot #RaysUp

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5 months

No prospect page is going to post Maddux Houghton ( @MadduxHoughton ) highlights, so I will! The @BisonBaseball product is 10-for-19 to begin the season with 5 XBH, 9 RBI, 5 BB and 3 SB in 6 starts for the @MightyMussels (1.547 OPS). Not pictured - Elite defense and baserunning

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1 year

#MNTwins RHP Jorge Alcala will begin a rehab assignment with the @MightyMussels tonight. Slated to pitch in relief at Hammond Stadium against @The_Marauders

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5 years

Jermaine Palacios becomes the 4th 2-way player in the #Rays system tonight. The infielder moves to the mound, pumping 95-96 mph fastballs in a scoreless inning against Daytona

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1 year

The Minnesota Twins have assigned 1B/3B Rafael Cruz to the @MightyMussels , where he will make his Single-A debut at Hammond Stadium tonight. Rafael is the younger brother of the Pirates' Oneil Cruz and is ranked as the #MNTwins ' No. 24 prospect by @MLBPipeline

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7 months

Here is a photo of #MNTwins prospect Charlee Soto throwing a baseball off a mound in 80 degree weather in Fort Myers today. Hopefully this makes you all feel warmer and more excited about baseball. Actual exhibition games will be taking place in 27 days

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2 years

Just a couple of baseball guys choppin it up on a hoops broadcast. Huge thanks to Chris Sale for spending some time with us on ESPN+ plus last night!

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10 days

The first 2 pitchers from the #MNTwins 2024 draft class are being added to the @MightyMussels roster today: RHP Logan Whitaker - NC State (19th Round) RHP Christian Becerra - Cal (12th Round)

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John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

5 months

Couldn't be more excited for the first ever @MightyMussels video broadcast tomorrow night! Our amazing broadcast team has been working hard to make sure everything looks sharp when we hit the air at 7pm sharp. Andrew Pawling, Patterson Fallis, Hannah Jo Groves, and I will join

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John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

5 years

Very excited to be on the call for at least 15 ESPN+ college basketball games for @FGCU_MBB and @FGCU_WBB this winter! Going to be a fun a season with @Michael_Fly and @FGCUCoachSmesko continuing to build the brand in #DunkCity #RainingThrees

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John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

2 years

The #MNTwins have assigned 2022 draft picks INF Ben Ross (5th Rd) and OF Alec Sayre (17th Rd) to the @MightyMussels . They are set to debut in Jupiter against the @GoPBCardinals this week #MusselUp

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John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

8 months

We are so excited to transition from radio to TV this season!! Thanks to our partners in Minnesota and with Visua/VirtCh, Mussels fans can enjoy a 7-camera shoot, complete with a graphics package, instant replay and video cut-ins. Only 76 days until Mussels TV goes LIVE from

Fort Myers Mighty Mussels

@MightyMussels

8 months

Who's ready to WATCH the Mussels in 2024?! For the first time, live video broadcasts will be available to stream on all of MLB's dedicated platforms! Read more about how you can stream the Mussels and still watch and listen for free! 🎥 📰➡️

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John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

6 years

A pitching matchup worth waking up for this morning - #Rays LHP Brendan McKay vs #Braves RHP Ian Anderson. Pair of top-50 prospects in the sport facing off at 11 a.m. in Kissimmee #ProspectShowdown

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John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

5 years

Nate Lowe is one of the most pure hitters I had the privilege to watch RAKE over 103 games with the @StoneCrabs . Worked hard during 2017-18 offseason to re-distribute weight and get into great baseball shape. Will hit with power to all fields for a LONG time in the Bigs #RaysUp

Ken Rosenthal

@Ken_Rosenthal

5 years

#Rays promoting 1B Nate Lowe, their minor-league player of the year last season, source tells The Athletic. Batting .300 with .987 OPS at Triple A. No word yet on corresponding move.

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John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

1 year

Jorge Alcala averaged 97.5 mph on 6 fastballs in his rehab outing for the @MightyMussels tonight. Made quick work of Bradenton - 2 Ks on just 12 pitches

John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

1 year

#MNTwins RHP Jorge Alcala will begin a rehab assignment with the @MightyMussels tonight. Slated to pitch in relief at Hammond Stadium against @The_Marauders

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John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

5 years

Anthony Banda completes his first rehab outing for the @StoneCrabs since June 14, 218 TJ sugery: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 K (25 pitches, 18 strikes) Fastball sitting 92-93 mph

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John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

1 year

#MNTwins 2nd round pick Luke Keaschall ( @LKeaschall ) has been promoted to High-A @CRKernels . In just 20 games with the Low-A @MightyMussels , Keaschall posted an .898 OPS, finishing with 8 2B, 8 SB and 15 walks. Great athlete with a loud bat who should move fast

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John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

1 year

#MNTwins LHP prospect Connor Prielipp is set to make a rehab start today for the FCL Twins in Fort Myers

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John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

1 year

#MNTwins RHP Ronny Henriquez will begin a Major League rehab assignment with the @MightyMussels tonight. Henriquez was placed on the 15-day IL on March 30 with elbow inflammation

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John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

5 months

The @MightyMussels have announced their starting pitching rotation for the season-opening series against the @TampaTarpons at Hammond Stadium: Fri - LHP Ross Dunn Sat - RHP Charlee Soto Sun - RHP Tanner Hall All 3 will be making their professional debuts.

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John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

5 years

The top prospect in baseball now resides in Port Charlotte, FL. Wander Franco is officially the @StoneCrabs new shortstop

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John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

5 years

The next 5 weeks are going to be one crazy ride. MLB, NCAA, JUCO, ECHL Play by play: @RaysRadio , @espn , @FSWBucs , @fgcu On-field/ice emcee: @RaysBaseball , @Twins , @FL_Everblades 🏀 ⚾️ 🏒 🎤 📺 📻 If you’re on the SW Coast, come say hey #BusySeason #SunAndFun

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John Vittas

@JohnVittas3

6 years

The #Rays farm system continues to dominate the rest of baseball in wins and losses, now a full 26 games ahead of everyone else: 1. Tampa Bay 359-240 (.599) 2. Houston 296-229 (.564) 3. St. Louis 334-265 (.558) 4. Philadelphia 317-277 (.534)

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